The Auner Quartet's first violinist, Daniel Auner, plays on a Giovanni Battista Guadagnini violin, which is on permanent loan from the Austrian National Bank.
Composition History
Mozart's Clarinet Quintet K. 581 was specifically composed for Anton Stadler in September 1789 and was even referred to by Mozart himself as 'Stadler's Quintet'.
Composition History
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581, written in 1789, is considered the first standard work in the clarinet quintet genre.
Recording & Production
The Clarinet Quintet by Ernst Ludwig Leitner on this album was recorded in the presence of the composer.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ernst Ludwig Leitner's Clarinet Quintet, 'Metamorphoses on Motives by W. A. Mozart,' is part of a series of his compositions that refer to other composers, driven by the idea that 'everything changes, transforms, and nothing gets lost'.
Composer Biography
Mozart nicknamed Anton Stadler, a prominent clarinetist and basset horn player for whom the Quintet K. 581 was written, 'currant face' due to his red face during virtuosic playing.
Notable Performances
The first public performance of Mozart's Clarinet Quintet was on December 22, 1789, at a 'major musical academy' in Vienna, with Anton Stadler playing the clarinet part.
